Connecticut Sues Nuclear Regulatory Commission

The New York Times reports that attorneys general from Connecticut, New York, and Vermont have sued the federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The states are challenging a new commission policy that states nuclear waste can be safely stored at a nuclear power plant for 60 years after a reactor goes out of service. The states say the policy violates two federal laws that require a full environmental review be carried out at each nuclear site before permission for long-term storage can be granted.